Under the Open Sky (2020)
Subarashiki sekai
126 min
Mikami, an ex-yakuza of middle age with most of his life in prison, gets released after serving 13 years of sentence for murder. Hoping to find his long lost mother, from whom he was separated as a child, he applies for a TV show and meets a young TV director Tsunoda. Meanwhile, he struggles to get a proper job and fit into society. His impulsive, adamant nature and ingrained beliefs cause friction in his relationship with Tsunoda and those who want to help him.
- Release date
- February 11, 2021
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Box office
- $4,702,781
Where to watch
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Trailer
Cast
- Kōji Yakusho as Masao Mikami
- Taiga Nakano as Tsunoda
- Masami Nagasawa as Yoshizawa
- Isao Hashizume as Tsutomu Shoji
- Seiji Rokkaku as Ryosuke Matsumoto
- Yukiya Kitamura as Hisatoshi Iguchi
- Narumi Yasuda as Kumiko Nishio
- Meiko Kaji as Atsuko Shoji
- Hakuryû as Akimasa Shimoinaba
- Midoriko Kimura as Masuko Shimoinaba
- Makita Sports
- Rina Sakuragi
Crew
- Miwa Nishikawa · Director
- Miwa Nishikawa · Writer
- Ryūzō Saki · Writer
- Masaki Hayashi · Composer
- Norimichi Kasamatsu · Cinematographer
- Tomomi Kikuchi · Editor
- Ryûji Miyajima · Editor